All posts tagged "Tropical agriculture"

Jaguacy Brasil, located in the main Brazilian region of avocado production, is the main producer and exporter of Hass Avocado in Brazil, and starts its 2018 crop by offering the fruits to the foreign market starting in March/2018. The Brazilian production of Avocado Hass has been growing in recent years, and Jaguacy...

How does Japan stand with regard to the food self-sufficiency rate? The calorie-based rate for fiscal 2016 dropped 1.91 percentage points to 37.58 percent, the lowest since 37 percent was recorded in fiscal 1993 when the rice harvest was poor due to a cold spell. Administrative vice farm minister Masaaki Okuhara says...

The last large export of banana from Jamaica was 2007-2008, led by the large estate producers. One...

Bayer and the Israeli company Netafim are joining forces to enhance the application of crop protection products...

Newport Beach, CA; November 1, 2017:  Mexican avocado marketer, GreenFruit Avocados, today announced that industry veteran, Kevin Leap, has been appointed director of sales and marketing.   Mr. Leap has 27 years of experience in the produce industry, working in a variety of sales and marketing roles at well-known companies like WestPak...

AgroPress is hiring an Advertising Sales Representative for several Agriculture Magazines We are looking for a sales...

Workers of the Long Viet Co Ltd in the southern province of Phu Yen’s Tuy Hoa City process cashew nuts for export.  A new regulation is causing hundreds of raw cashew material containers to pile up at the city’s ports. According to the association, many enterprises importing cashew materials for processing and...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — JP Tropical Foods has announced plans to double banana production for the back-to-school season, beginning September, aimed at making more of the fresh fruit available to students. In addition, the company in a news release said it will be commissioning, by mid-May, a state-of-the art pineapple packing facility at...

For a long time the banana plantations in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj have relied on pesticides. Now, eco-friendly...

WA’s avocado haul could more than triple within five years as growers look to cash in on the popularity of the super food — particularly among inner-city types opting for avocado smash at the expense of real estate. Manjimup’s Advance Packing and Marketing Services managing director Jennie Franceschi said based on the...